Tablet Phones Mix It Up

Tablet phones perhaps provide a perfect compromise between the small screen and keyboard of a cell phone and the relative bulk of a full tablet PC. Not to be outdone by iPhones or iPads, the early hybrids offer a variety of styles, ranging from single-unit combos to dual-unit companions. [MORE...]

The convenience of a combo tablet phones is self-evident in the Nine Dragon Tabulus, a relatively inexpensive but fully loaded device with a 7-inch touchscreen. This hybrid comes with a camera and Android system. This is one more reason to leave home without your camera or your cell phone or your laptop; just take your tablet phone and you are all set.

French mobile device company ARCHOS makes a 5-inch tablet designed to share the fast 3G connection of your mobile phone. Just use the Bluetooth connection of the ARCHOS 5 tablet to connect to the Internet through your existing 3G phone.

Welcome to the best of two worlds. The pocket tablet has arrived by way of Dell Streak 5, the smartphone that is also a full-fledged tablet.

Positioned by Dell as "the perfectly sized, go-anywhere entertainment, social connection and navigation device," the Dell Streak 5 features a 5-inch widescreen display aptly designed for mobile Web, video and movies.

This trendsetting Android device easily signals the beginning of the convergence of smartphones and tablets. It gives up a bit of the pocketability of a regular cell phone for more of the functionality of a tablet PC.

French mobile device company ARCHOS makes a 5-inch tablet designed to share the fast 3G connection of your mobile phone. Just use the Bluetooth connection of the ARCHOS 5 tablet to connect to the Internet through your existing 3G phone.

"A growing number of consumers want the browsing experience of a PC with the full benefits of mobility," said ARCHOS CEO and Founder, Henri Crohas.

Featuring a slim and sleek design, the ARCHOS 5 tablet has a high-resolution touch-screen and will "let you surf the web just like on a PC, without having to zoom in and out with web pages fully displayed on the screen," according to ARCHOS.